life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be (that) as it may; having said that
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
conviction; belief; confidence
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to keep away; to keep at a distance
to drool; to dribble; to slobber
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly